Features of ferrets, how to raise them, and precautions

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Do you know the animal ferret?

There are people who are familiar with it, and there are people who have never heard of it before.

Ferret is an animal famous for being a pet and has a cute appearance, making it a motif for many animated characters.

Today, we will learn about the characteristics of this ferret, how to raise it, and what you need to be careful about when raising it.🧐

 

【Features of Ferret】

Ferrets are weasels and pets that have lived with people for 5,000 years.😍

So ferrets, unlike other weasels, have become wild animals that have faded a lot, making them difficult to survive in the wild.

Ferret has a cute appearance and a very gentle personality, and usually sleeps most of the day as a nocturnal person, and lives for about four hours at night🌙, but it also changes to driving when people are actively living at home during the day.☀

Also, ferrets are very flexible and like to climb high or wander through narrow corners, and they have a habit of pretending to be dead when in crisis.🤣

You can often see Ferret pretending to be dead because he doesn't want to be scolded by his guardian on sns.😉

 

 

【Ferret's food】

Ferrets are carnivores in the weasel family, so it is recommended to feed them with protein.

It is also good to provide feed exclusively for ferrets, or to divide food such as chicken breast and egg yolk several times.🙂

In addition, meat-eating ferrets should not be fed ❌ vegetables, fruits, or dairy products. ❌ Foods that are dangerous for dogs and cats should be avoided as they can also be dangerous for ferrets.

 

【How to raise ferrets】

There are a few items you basically need to grow ferrets.

First, a cage to raise ferrets.

If you live with ferrets indoors, you need a cage.

This is because ferrets have a habit of wanting to go into narrow corners, which can hurt and be dangerous if they go into dangerous places.

Also, since ferrets are active animals, they must be prepared in a wide cage so that ferrets can be active.

 

The second is the bathroom.

Ferret has a habit of defecating in the corner, so you can put a defecation pad on the inner corner of the cage and clean it in the morning and evening.🧹

 

The third is a rice bowl and a water bottle.

Rice bowls and water bottles should use hard, non-falling items.

 

The fourth one is bedding.

Ferret sleeps most of the day, so it's good to provide a space for sleeping, and you can prepare your sleeping area with something fluffy or a hammock.

 

【Precautions for raising ferrets】

Ferrets are intelligent and social animals that like to play around.

Finally, let's see what we should be aware of when growing ferrets with this tendency.

 

《Please help ferret get rid of hair balls》

Ferret also licks its own fur like a cat and organizes it.

However, unlike cats, unlike cats, Peer can't discharge their hairball.

So, you have to feed coconut oil every two weeks, about a teaspoon, in spring and fall, when ferrets molt so that their hairballs can be excreted well in the defecation.

As I said above, ferrets cannot digest hairballs, so they remain in their stomachs and build up.

If it's severe, the hairball should be surgically removed, so it's better to take care of it in advance.😨

 

《Ferret is weak in the heat.》

The right temperature for ferrets is 15 to 24 degrees🌡

It is said that in severe cases, you can die due to poor physical condition at hot temperatures above 26 degrees Celsius.

We need to help keep the space where we live with ferrets cool.

《Please give me a ferret vaccination.》

Ferrets are basically animals that need to be vaccinated.

Ferret should be vaccinated once a year, such as measles and rabies.💉

 

 

《It smells unique to dogs》

Ferret has a unique smell of tasting.

In fact, it's often abandoned or destroyed because of the unique smell of ferrets😥

If you have a very keen sense of smell, you should smell ferrets first and decide to adopt them after careful consideration.

 

 

 

So far, we've learned about ferrets' characteristics, food, how to raise them, and precautions.

For those who want to raise ferrets and those who were curious about ferrets, I hope today's post was helpful, and next time it's useful.

 

 

 

 

 

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